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CONTACT: Michelle Eubanks, 优德体育, at meubanks@una.edu, 256-606-2033 or 256-765-4392 April 28, 2021

FLORENCE, AL - Officials with the 优德体育 and PCH Hotels and Resorts signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will benefit all PCH Hotels and Resorts employees seeking any online or on-campus, graduate or undergraduate degree from 优德体育. Further, the agreement highlights the opportunity for employees to take part in 优德体育's New Start Scholarship program. Any PCH Hotels and Resorts employee who enrolls in two courses will qualify, and the first course will be free.

"We are fortunate at the Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa to be in proximity to 优德体育, and we understand the value in this partnership and how it can benefit our employees," said Larry Bowser, General Manager of the Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa. "For PCH more broadly, 优德体育 has a large-scale online presence, which will allow them great opportunities to start or finish any number of degree programs."

PCH Hotels and Resorts was incorporated in 1999 and developed to manage the Marriott Grand Hotel and Resort, which was financed by the Retirement Systems of Alabama. PCH now manages all eight hotels owned by RSA, which includes the Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa.

The agreement is effective immediately and will allow PCH Hotels and Resorts employees to take advantage of all programs, both online and on-campus, as well as graduate and undergraduate, at 优德体育, while receiving a tuition scholarship to do so.

"优德体育 is pleased to officially sign this agreement with PCH Hotels and Resorts," said Dr. Ross Alexander, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. "优德体育 has developed multiple agreements, and, with PCH, we see the opportunity to positively impact the lives of employees across the state by allowing them to achieve their educational goals. Further, this aligns with 优德体育's role as the workforce development leader in Alabama."

About The 优德体育

The 优德体育 is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Sciences, and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama,

优德体育 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 优德体育 Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of the NCAA Division I's ASUN Big South Conference. The 优德体育 is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: and